Conical vessel or 'dolly pot' of pale rough earthenware used as part of the gold-melting process. The inside of the vessel is blackened and partly glazed from use. [JP 29/5/2003]

Collection type: Object
Description: Conical vessel or 'dolly pot' of pale rough earthenware used as part of the gold-melting process. The inside of the vessel is blackened and partly glazed from use. [JP 29/5/2003]
Long description: A cross has been cut into the underside of the base of the vessel. [JP 29/5/2003]
Geographical reference: Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia; Western Australia Kalgoorlie
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Sandra Costello
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1970
Date collected: 1970s
Acquisition information: Donated: 2003
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Process Glazed, Process Fire-Hardened
Dimensions: Diameter: max 96 mm, Height: max 143 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2003.95.1
Research and responses: Related Documents File - Photocopies of newspaper articles and photographs relating to gold mining in Western Australia. [JP 29/5/2003]